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Lost time accident (LTA)

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-002096

A workplace injury or illness that results in an employee being unable to perform their regular duties for at least one full day or shift beyond the day of the injury. This type of accident requires the employee to miss work, leading to lost productivity and potential workers' compensation claims. LTAs are a key indicator used in occupational safety statistics to measure workplace hazard severity.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-002096
FieldInsurance and risk management
AbbreviationLTA
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-002096",
  "term": "Lost time accident (LTA)",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A workplace injury or illness that results in an employee being unable to perform their regular duties for at least one full day or shift beyond the day of the injury. This type of accident requires the employee to miss work, leading to lost productivity and potential workers' compensation claims. LTAs are a key indicator used in occupational safety statistics to measure workplace hazard severity.",
  "abbreviation": "LTA",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/lost-time-accident-lta/"
}

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